SENEGAL: SPANIARD DAVID CASTELLON WINS FIRST STAGE OF CORONA EXTRA JET SKI RACE

Record ID: 190146

  • Title: SENEGAL: SPANIARD DAVID CASTELLON WINS FIRST STAGE OF CORONA EXTRA JET SKI RACE
  • Date: 6th December 1999
  • Summary: VARIOUS, SENEGAL (NOVEMBER 30/DECEMBER 1, 1999) 1. VARIOUS OF FUEL STATION 2. CLOSE UP JET SKIER PUTTING 3. FUEL IN ITS MACHINE 4. WIDE OF DEPARTURE FROM BAKEL 5. JET SKIERS WITH THEIR POWERFULL MACHINES CROSSING A TYPICAL AFRICAN BOAT 6. CLOSE UP OF JET SKIER RACING 7. VARIOUS SHOTS FROM CAMERA ON BOARD 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JET SKIER RUSSEL MARMON OF ENGLAND SAYING "I love a lot jet skiing. I came last year and I really enjoyed it so I had to come back. My own machine wasn't ready so Patrick lent me a 800 cm 3. I am trying to do my best" 9. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PATRICIA GUTIERREZ OF SPAIN SAYING: "There are some (jet skis) faster than mine but it was fine, pretty fast" 10. (SOUNDBITE) (French) BELGIAN JET SKIER SAYING "I would never think of doing the same thing in Belgium, we should be doing ice skating at this moment. There is this exotic side of crossing Africa in such a machine. We see Africa in a different manner and this is very nice" 11. VARIOUS OF DEPARTURE (NEXT STAGE OF THE RACE) 12. CROWD APPLAUDING 13. MAN WORKING THE EARTH AS JET SKIERS CROSS THE RIVER 14. CAMERA ON BOARD 15. MAN ON A BOAT Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 21st December 1999 12:00
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  • Location: VARIOUS, SENEGAL
  • Country: Senegal
  • Reuters ID: LVA5VMRSON6MJ4BN3YCMG01Q6JAY
  • Story Text: Spanish jet skier David Castellon won the first stage
    of the breathtaking Corona Extra Jet Ski race, the Dakar of
    the seas.

    Around twenty international jet skiers have been
    discovering Africa in an exciting and unusual way at the
    second edition of the Corona Extra Jet Ski race, the Dakar of
    the seas.

    Unique in the world, this 15-day adventure by watercraft
    covers more than 2000 kilometers of river and ocean through
    Senegal, Mali and Mauritania.

    The battle was intense between Belgian jet skiers Benoit
    Doppagne and Etienne Jouret, David Castellon of Spain and
    Phillipe Chesnel of France, winner of the first Jet race.

    The Spanish competitor held the lead at the end of the
    first week.Belgian jet skiers Etienne Jouret and Benoit
    Doppagne came second and third.The challenge will finish on
    December 5.


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